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Question concerning obj. pronouns
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ironik
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Question concerning obj. pronouns
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Hi friends,I have a question concerning syntax actually :) and put and not to put this bloody it. I �d be really glad if you share your opinion.
So, the sentence is:
If we keep up polluting (it) , I think we could never return its original state. (we are talking about environment)
Do we have to put it or another pronoun after polluting (cause it �s a transitive verb) or because the sentences are combined and it follows its, is it reduntant? |
8 Dec 2012
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mariec
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If we keep on polluting, I think, we will never return it to its original state. |
8 Dec 2012
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cunliffe
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This reads better �if we keep on polluting it, I think we would never be able to return it to its original state. �
If you keep in �it � then this is referring to something specific - the environment, that you have already mentioned.
If you omit �it � then I think you would have to take out �its � as well. So, something like, �If we keep on polluting, we �ll never be able to return things to their original state. �
Hope this has helped! |
8 Dec 2012
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ironik
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mariec and cunliffe, thanks a lot! It �s really helped.  |
9 Dec 2012
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